Will Amazon HQ2 plans move Seattle's housing crisis to the East Coast?

Posted - November 15 201814:18

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Will Amazon HQ2 plans move Seattle's housing crisis to the East Coast?

Meanwhile, Amazon has announced that Nashville, Tennessee, will become Amazon's fourth-biggest USA office outside Seattle, with more than 5,000 corporate jobs focused on technology and management for its retail operations unit.

Combined, the areas have agreed to $2.4bn (£1.8bn) in public support for the project, nearly half the $5.2bn that Amazon itself said it would invest in hiring 55,000 new employees and 9m square feet of office space.

The Nashville Operations Center is expected to deal primarily with "customer fulfillment, transportation, supply chain, and other similar activities".

"Amazon is an important part of Boston's economy, a large employer and a valuable partner who is actively hiring and expanding in Boston and the area", Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in a statement.

In each case, the deal is largely the same - Amazon has reached performance-based direct incentive agreements with each city. As well, the company will receive a cash grant of $US325 million. Amazon said it will also apply for existing incentive programs that could add almost $1 billion to the subsidies from NY. A smaller complex, with up to 5,000 workers focused on logistics, will go to Nashville. Amazon can receive $573 million if they create 25,000 jobs with an average wage over $150,000 in Arlington.

What do the cities get in return for these payouts? "One of the things that makes housing so expensive here is that we have areas that are not zoned for higher levels of density". Cheerleading leaders should be talking about expanding affordable housing, social services, and transit-not to mention figuring out ways to train locals for the jobs Amazon brings. Each site will get 25,000 jobs. That's a significant influx of economic capital, and with it comes "all sorts of ripple effects beyond employing coders, sales executives, baristas, nannies and yoga instructors", according to Michael Kimmelman, writing for the Times. Amazon also has "personal contacts at economic development" in these cities and knows "the limit" of what it can expect from them, Jensen said.

Though the details vary in each deal, in all three cities, Amazon is planning to invest heavily in expansive, energy efficient office space.

EXTRAS: Virginia's contract with Amazon contains strict language on what the state can reveal through public records requests. Some locations tried to stand out with stunts, but Amazon made clear that it really wanted incentives, like tax breaks and grants.

Ron Kim, a Democratic state assemblyman representing a legislative district a few miles east of Long Island City, said he will introduce legislation that would block the state's Amazon subsidies, though the exact mechanism to do this was unclear.

"I think they had this in mind from day one", Richard Florida, a University of Toronto urban studies professor who tracked the HQ2 process, told CBS News.

New York Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim vowed to introduce legislation that would redirect the city's economic development subsidies to buying up and canceling student debt, Splinter News reported, effectively blocking Cuomo from offering taxpayer money to Amazon.

"These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come".

Of course, these are just the benefits of the deals Amazon did sign. Amazon has armed itself with unprecedented amounts of recon, data and insight on what these cities were willing to offer, and where these cities see themselves heading in the foreseeable future.

Real Betis hit the post before Cristian Tello fouled Jordi Alba in the box and Messi made no mistake from the penalty spot. It was the first time Barcelona had lost at home in LaLiga since their defeat to Alaves in September 2016, 793 days ago.

Ms Sinema, 42, is also openly bisexual, and has spoken about facing bullying as a child because of her sexuality. Sinema is an openly bisexual former Green Party activist who remade herself into a centrist.

A Hamas official said violence erupted when a group of its members were fired upon by a passing auto belonging to Israel forces. The Palestinian Health Ministry said seven people, including at least five militants, were killed and seven others were wounded.

And national security adviser John Bolton has said that 2,200 American troops will stay in Syria until Iranian forces leave. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the killing was ordered at the "highest levels" of the Saudi government.

A replacement for Mueller though would have no such constraints, potentially allowing Trump to hamstring the investigators. The move made Whitaker supervisor of the investigation, which has hung over Trump's presidency.

For the coming year, Imelda Marcos has already announced that she wants to apply to be a Governor in the province of Ilocos Norte. Marcos and her representatives did not attend the legal hearing on Friday. "Conviction is enough humiliation", he said.

Israel, along with Egypt, has maintained a blockade of Gaza since about 2006 in order, they say, to stop attacks by militants. Also amongst the targets was the television station and a Gaza City building serving Hamas' military and intelligence forces.

However, it's important to note that Kuo is not saying Apple will sell 30 million fewer iPhones during the holiday quarter. In Asia, Japan Display Inc. slashed its forecasts for sales growth and operating margins, citing volatile customer demand.

Apple is letting users get the display of their iPhone replaced free for recharge from an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Still, shoppers will be able to find non-branded accessories - like headphones - that are compatible with Apple devices.

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